Council receives update on growth of city
The New Prague City Council received an update on the growth of the city at its Monday, Feb. 3, meeting.
City Planning/Community Development Director Ken Ondich reported on a number of vacant lots within the city limits that are set aside for either residential, commercial or industrial. He noted planning staff only identified those lots that have municipal utilities available and are ready to build on. He also provided an update on the annual commercial and industrial businesses in the city and growth statistics.
For residential lots, he said there are currently 24 vacant lots available, which is down from the 37 lots in the previous year. For the part of New Prague in Scott County there are 14 lots, with three of them being vacant multi-unit townhome lots that can house sixto-eight unit buildings. In the Le Sueur County side of New Prague, there are 10 vacant lots. Ondich noted while indicated as vacant, not all of the lots are for sale.
There are eight commercial lots according to a memorandum to the city from Ondich. There is a total of 18.19 acres for the commercial lots in the city. The memorandum noted Scooters Coffee on the south east side of town split a parcel it had into two parcels. The business built its shop on the northern parcel while the southern parcel has been sold, but lies vacant at this time.
Of the city’s shovel-ready industrial sites, only three lots are vacant, said Ondich, adding there are two other available vacant industrial lots. One of those vacant lots is located north of the fire station, is owned by Randy Kubes and covers .96 acres. The memorandum stated the second lot is north of the city’s industrial park and has a total of 76 acres, which could be annexed into the city and developed.
Commercial/Industrial update
The audit of the commercial and industrial businesses in the city was completed by the planning staff Jan. 24. Ondich said city staff also worked with...
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